Tech Computing How to network between the classic Mac OS and OS X for file transfer Sometimes you may have an old Mac lying around that you would like to retrieve files from.

Up until OS X 10.7, if you had an Intel Mac, you could still run a 1984 Mac application via Rosetta emulating the PPC CPU and running "classic" OS 9, which in turn ran the Mac 68k emulator to run ...

Sure, Mac OS X is a state-of-the-art operating system. But that doesnu2019t mean it couldnu2019t stand to learn a lesson or three from its predecessor. John Gruber explains.

If you have a Mac capable of running Classic (i.e., not an Intel-based Mac) but either reformatted the drive and installed only Mac OS X, or acquired the machine with only Mac OS X installed, you ...

Can't relive the past? Why, of course you can! In Leopard, Apple killed off Classic; but with SheepShaver, you can bring it back to life and run a Classic Mac OS in emulation, even on an Intel machine ...

Fortissimo may also be the last significant release for the "classic" Mac OS before all of Apple's efforts turn completely to Mac OS X when it is released early next year.

There was a Mac OS X public beta. The funeral for Mac OS 9 wasn’t held until 2002. Classic Mode continued to function within Mac OS X until it was removed in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

If you used a Mac computer in the '80s or '90s, you likely remember what's now called Classic Mac OS, the precursor to the OS called macOS today. You might think you would need to find an ancient ...

The next major update to Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS 9 has passed its first testing milestone. The product, known inside the company as Fortissimo, will incorporate new drivers, new interface ...